Jazz Charts with Reduced Instrumentation

This medium-tempo pop bossa chart is reminiscent of the music of the Pat Metheny Group. Despite the complex harmonies and challenging syncopated rhythms, this piece has a light, airy, and chill feel to it.

This beginner blues rock chart introduces students to the blues progression in a straight-eighth setting. Instruments featured are saxes, trumpets, and drums. Repeated material and unison lines make this a

This traditional Christmas carol begins with the familiar melody set to jazz harmonies in a chorale style before moving into a medium-tempo jazz waltz. Students will have the opportunity to study standard

A straight-ahead swinger, this tune, named after a favorite granddaughter, features the sax section, a rollicking bari sax solo, a short piano solo, and ends with a crisp shout chorus. Fun to play!

Students will enjoy playing this up-tempo swing chart stylistically reminiscent of the Count Basie/Sammy Nestico style. While the sax section lays down the main melody, the brass drives the B section in a

This is a medium-tempo swing chart in a bluesy setting. The bouncy melody requires students to focus on big-band-style jazz articulations in order to achieve the intended feel of playfulness. A brass soli